FC Porto v Sporting Lisbon Predictions for Sunday's Primeira Liga fixture at Estadio do Dragao. One of the biggest derbies in Portugal will take his place this Friday when Porto host Sporting Lisbon. This game finds Porto at the top of the Primeira Liga (PL) standings with 64 points (W20, D4), while Sporting sit in third place with 59 points (W18, D5, L1) - according to FlashScore.

Match status: 2017-18 Primeira Liga - Matchweek 25

Kick-off: Friday 02 Mar 2018, 08:30pm GMT

Venue: Estadio do Dragao (Porto, Portugal)

FC Porto v Sporting Lisbon Team News

Both teams have been in very good form of late, at least on the domestic level. Porto are riding a ten-game winning streak in the PL, while Sporting have won seven (W7, D2, L1) over that same span.

Sandwiched between their PL winning streak, Porto registered an embarrassing 5-0 home loss to Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League round-of-16.

The head-to-head record between these two sides is tight - in 228 games across all competitions, Porto have a slim edge of 82 wins against 81 wins for Sporting (65 draws). The Lisbon side have the edge when it comes to goals scored however, with 327 against Porto’s 304.

These teams have already met three times this season. Porto have a slight edge with one win and two draws, although, one of those draws ended with a Sporting win after a penalty shootout in the League Cup semi-finals.

Players to watch:Moussa Marega has been the top scorer for Porto this season with 20 goals in 23 PL appearances. That’s the same amount Bas Dost has for Sporting, but the Dutchman has needed two fewer games to reach that mark.

FC Porto v Sporting Lisbon Match Odds:

Why are our predictions certain to succeed?

All three meetings between these two teams this season have had under 1.5 goals scored in total. But previously, four of their last five meetings have seen over 2.5 goals scored. Both teams have scored in three of those four.